On one hand, are those categorised as Abuja-based politicians and on the other are the governor who has done and is doing everything possible to assert his authority as the overall leader of the party who should command the respect and obeisance of every member.
But as this seems a tall expectation, peace has been elusive in the party from day one, after the governor took over the mantle of leadership on that incredible mantra of ‘Otoge’ which upset the status quo.
Virtually all the aspirants who contested against the governor have deserted him and the battle for the soul of the party has been vociferous.
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In this report, BIOLA AZEEZ brings details of the intense power tussle among the All Progressives Congress (APC) top shots in Kwara State.
A number of observers in Kwara State are divided on what has culminated in the ongoing friction in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. The recent scenario in the political landscape of the state, especially among leaders and members of the party showed a subtle but yet a fierce struggle for control of the soul of the party. While some have jumped into such conclusions as linking the recent situation to the scramble and struggle for 2023 general election vis-a-vis second term of the incumbent governor, others are of the view that it has always been there and not unconnected to the determination between two groups of politicians that see the need to attract sustainable development to the state and those who want to use political offices for personal relevance and gains. However, there are worries that a situation where p
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Biola Azeez takes a cursory look at the impact and effect of the ratio nine for women to seven for men in membership of the cabinet of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State that was dissolved recently.
In his resolve to compensate women in Kwara State over their alleged lack of representation at the last general election in the state in which all the elective positions went to men, Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq in December 2020, surprised many when he appointed nine women as commissioners in his 17-member cabinet. The governor said that by the singular action, the state made history as Nigeria’s most gender-friendly government cabinet. According to him, the number of women in the state cabinet representing 56.25 per cent even surpassed the 35 per cent slots reserved for women in such appointments across the globe.